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Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway – Posterstein Castle loop from Oberes Sprottental

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Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway – Posterstein Castle loop from Oberes Sprottental

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Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway – Posterstein Castle loop from Oberes Sprottental

01:39

6.15km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

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937 m

Sprotte-Erlebnispfad Suspension Bridge and Stepping Stones

Highlight • Bridge

The Sprottetal hiking trail is very well developed. Lots of places to sit and great bird and plant life.

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1.21 km

Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway

Highlight • Structure

You have a cool echo in the tunnel 🙃.

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1.50 km

Rothenmühle Snack Bar & Rest Stop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great rest stop with snack.

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2.80 km

Burg Posterstein

Castle

3.72 km

Posterstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

beautiful facility that is currently being built. There is also a museum.

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3.85 km

Holzmichel Rest – Touringen Stamp Point No. 178

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice hiking rest at 260mnN along the Holzmichel hiking trail.

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4.10 km

Lily of the Valley Bench

Highlight • Viewpoint

A nice place to take a break on the Sprotte adventure trail.

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4.77 km

Holzmichelweg

Highlight • Trail

Easy to miss 😉

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5.17 km

Sprotte Water Adventure Trail Suspension Bridge

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Dismount before.
The bridge is a bit narrow and wobbles.

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6.15 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.74 km

1.67 km

924 m

780 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.09 km

1.28 km

574 m

185 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Comments

September 24, 2023,Nöbdenitz nach Burg Posterstein mit Kindern

Our day today starts in Nöbdenitz at the 1000-year-old oak tree. From here we walk, we prefer not to call it a hike in front of the kids 😜, along part of the water adventure trail along the Sprotte. There are various exciting stations, but we quickly found our favorite spot at the suspension bridges. Luckily I had already been …

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April 10, 2023,Wassererlebnispfad Sprotte

Nature and adventure on the water - happy and wet for children, relaxed for the grown-ups.
A nice tour to start your holiday with @Franzi and the kids😀

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May 20, 2024,Der Holzmichelweg ab Burg Posterstein 🏰

At 9 a.m. the knights woke up for the knight's festival at Posterstein Castle when we put the first stamp in the Touringen booklet, so we got over the mountain without having to pay any taxes 🛡️. 😎

The Holzmichel is supposedly no longer alive according to the Postillon, but he left us a beautiful, entertaining hiking trail with hanging …

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June 8, 2025,Auf ging es heut zur Burg Posterstein zum Mittelaltermarkt. ⚜️ 🎻💃🕺

Of course, we had warmed up a bit beforehand for the somewhat cooler evening at the castle festival. 🙆‍♂️
And the honey beer was also absolutely delicious. 🍯🍻😄

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December 27, 2022,Auf dem Holzmichelweg bei Posterstein (Touringen Stempel 175 , 178 , 179)

The following Touringen stamp offices are located on this route:

0.1km - 175 Posterstein Castle
1.1km - 178 Lily of the valley bench at the old train station
1.9km - 179 Picnic area at the Mönchsbrücke

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May 26, 2024,Holzmichelweg Posterstein

The "Holzmichelweg" is a circular hiking trail around the municipality of Posterstein and leads to beautiful viewpoints in the Sprottetal.

East Thuringia: Popular circular hiking trail

Posterstein with its district of Stolzenberg is a small town in the border triangle of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt and is located in the middle of a gently rolling landscape.

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February 18, 2023,Holzmichelweg mit 🏰Posterstein🥰♟️

A little stopover on the way to visit family...
The beautiful Posterstein Castle 🏰 has greeted you for years when driving past and now there's also ♟️ to collect 😉 Unfortunately the castle itself was closed, but on the Holzmichelweg we went quickly through the forest and fields with beautiful views and the last dry minutes of the day were …

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April 21, 2024,Holzmichelweg in Posterstein (Touringen Stempel 175, 178, 179)

Is old Holzmichel still alive... 😉, pleasant walk around Posterstein in Altenburger Land. An area where you can't see the Inselsberg 😁.

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Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway – Posterstein Castle loop from Oberes Sprottental

Sprotte-Erlebnispfad Suspension Bridge and Stepping Stones

Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway

Rothenmühle Snack Bar & Rest Stop

Posterstein Castle

Holzmichel Rest – Touringen Stamp Point No. 178

Lily of the Valley Bench

Holzmichelweg

Sprotte Water Adventure Trail Suspension Bridge

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